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big push early by phil mickelson. lefty with the long put for eagle to tie for the lead at 5 under, but yesterday would be another big day for northern ireland. darren clark. who? that's what i said. he sinks it to regain the lead, and then with 4 putts to win, clark with a smile, just misses the par putt, but he's smiles because he knows it's over. clark wins his first major championship at age 42. >>> nationals wrapping things up in atlanta, looking for their first win since the all star break. like the americans, nats lost it on the walkoff single in the 9 9th. that's a quick look at sports this morning. have a great day. >>> the time, coming up at 5:26. we will see the top stories when we return. >> including a bus crash headed from dc to niagara falls. >>> feast your eyes on this, 395 moving northbound. still ahead, a check on your district drive when 9 news now returns. keep it here on this good monday morning. >>> welcome back to 89 89 -- 9 news now, i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. angie will have the
big push early by phil mickelson. lefty with the long put for eagle to tie for the lead at 5 under, but yesterday would be another big day for northern ireland. darren clark. who? that's what i said. he sinks it to regain the lead, and then with 4 putts to win, clark with a smile, just misses the par putt, but he's smiles because he knows it's over. clark wins his first major championship at age 42. >>> nationals wrapping things up in atlanta, looking for their first win since the all...
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. >> there's time to get something big done. the president made it clear he wants to do something substantial. >> reporter: with the default line 15 days away, president obama and loaders are scrambling to to cut the budget and work on taxes. a new plan will have a constitutional plan requiring a balanced budget. the proposal rules out any tax human beings, and they said it's dead on arrival. >> we need to accept the responsibility to do the job and lead. $there were no formal talks over the weekend, but behind the scenes, there's a bipartisan backup plan. >> reporter: the measure would allow president obama on his own to raise the debt ceiling in stages. there's not enough to satisfy most republicans. >> i think the mcconnell plan is more of washington not taking responsibility. >> reporter: the chairman, ben bernanke is urging lawmakers to do something quickly, warning a failure to do so would be a self-inflict the wound with serious consequences. joel brown, washington. >> president obama and congressional leaders realize tha
. >> there's time to get something big done. the president made it clear he wants to do something substantial. >> reporter: with the default line 15 days away, president obama and loaders are scrambling to to cut the budget and work on taxes. a new plan will have a constitutional plan requiring a balanced budget. the proposal rules out any tax human beings, and they said it's dead on arrival. >> we need to accept the responsibility to do the job and lead. $there were no formal...
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had some big boomers here. we pretty much quieted down. 78 in hagerstown. 72 in culpepper. winchester, 77. 77 down at pax river. 76 from la plata this morning and also at andrews. the heat index values, generally in the 70s. we have a couple of warm areas like national and annapolis with a heat index, 89 degrees. as we look at your high temperatures for today, we'll see highs into the low 90s. few spots, upper 80s with a chance for those thunderstorms this afternoon. how is it look so far, angie goff? >> thank you, howard. hope you had a nice and cool weekend, everybody. green light starts us off. we take you over to the map to show you some construction. start of the 5:00 hour, 95 in maryland headed southbound at 198. you'll find near there. taking away a left lane. going northbound, you're losing a couple of right lanes near 216. moving it outside, we take a live look at 270, everything smooth sailing past 109. shifting over to virginia, the inner loop at 66, no problems. drivers do lose two left lanes approaching 66 but the slow traffic doing ok. on 66, 234, still very n
had some big boomers here. we pretty much quieted down. 78 in hagerstown. 72 in culpepper. winchester, 77. 77 down at pax river. 76 from la plata this morning and also at andrews. the heat index values, generally in the 70s. we have a couple of warm areas like national and annapolis with a heat index, 89 degrees. as we look at your high temperatures for today, we'll see highs into the low 90s. few spots, upper 80s with a chance for those thunderstorms this afternoon. how is it look so far,...
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this is lance burkeman and the big puma has left the building. he did that twice. now has 20 on the year. cards dropped the o's 9-6. with that, time for our weekly look at the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it is the good, the bad and the ugly for june the 30th. we start the good. these guys have been talking to the swedish soccer team. [ laughing ] >> they lean right together, lean left together. the soccer team in finland or iceland or wherever they were. they're getting it together in minnesota. they probably wouldn't do that in florida. they don't have them in florida. since recovery jack johnson is coming from second base. he's going to overrun this thing. jump back. do you see how he arched his back. he was kind of like a porpoise or a sea lion. he arched his back and he got the ball. let's go to the bad. have to give this one to the university of north carolina. tar heels. their left fielder makes the catch to end the ending. he's a nice guy. he flips the ball into the stands. the problem is two outs. look at his reaction. oh, i didn'
this is lance burkeman and the big puma has left the building. he did that twice. now has 20 on the year. cards dropped the o's 9-6. with that, time for our weekly look at the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it is the good, the bad and the ugly for june the 30th. we start the good. these guys have been talking to the swedish soccer team. [ laughing ] >> they lean right together, lean left together. the soccer team in finland or iceland or wherever they were. they're...
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the weather could play a big role in the final launch of the space shuttle. a look ahead still out there. first, escalator problems not confined to the metro. a look at where those problems turned deadly. that's up next. >>> one person is dead and 28 others injured after an escalator incident in beijing. it happened at an exit near the zoo and so far investigators are just saying that escalator malfunctioned. they aren't giving us any other details. the escalator at the metro are back up and running. one of the three of them have been out of service for months as part of the on going modernization project. this morning the other two were broken for hours as well and well, you can see the climb folks had to make. we checked in with the metro this afternoon about the status of the elevator repairs and as of 6:40 p.m., 512 of the 588 escalators were operating. 76 are down. they're being worked on and 50 are part of long-term projects, the other 26 are daily service calls. >>> still to come, anny is back with a look at the forecast for the rest of the week. and t
the weather could play a big role in the final launch of the space shuttle. a look ahead still out there. first, escalator problems not confined to the metro. a look at where those problems turned deadly. that's up next. >>> one person is dead and 28 others injured after an escalator incident in beijing. it happened at an exit near the zoo and so far investigators are just saying that escalator malfunctioned. they aren't giving us any other details. the escalator at the metro are back...
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he is in custody facing big criminal charges at this time. back to you. >> gary nurenberg, thanks for wrapping that up. that wraps us up. we'll see you next time. >> good night.
he is in custody facing big criminal charges at this time. back to you. >> gary nurenberg, thanks for wrapping that up. that wraps us up. we'll see you next time. >> good night.
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. >> a big gust of wind came out of nowhere. try to turn around and stay home, get to my house and find two large oaks, one crushed my wife's car. >> national weather service says a macro burst touched down just after 6:20 with wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour. >> i heard a terrible noise. i thought it was lightning, but the next thing i know, all these branches were in my living room. >> a couple close calls. walked away from us, we're okay. >> i'm scott broom in whites ferry, maryland. abandoned camping equipment, bicycle parts, and discarded first aid supplies. neil reich was hit and killed by a falling tree by storms early sunday evening. >> that's too bad because everyone out here is having a good time. >> like a lot of people you meet on the trail, reich was on a long distance overnight trip when they were caught in the weather. reich was putting on rain gear, his friend had just pedal add short distance away, both were a long shelter away. rescuers used an atv and used chain saws, he died at the scene. >> scott, thank yo
. >> a big gust of wind came out of nowhere. try to turn around and stay home, get to my house and find two large oaks, one crushed my wife's car. >> national weather service says a macro burst touched down just after 6:20 with wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour. >> i heard a terrible noise. i thought it was lightning, but the next thing i know, all these branches were in my living room. >> a couple close calls. walked away from us, we're okay. >> i'm scott broom in...
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it's a big storm too between hagerstown and martinsburg. this will produce incredible amounts of rain. so you already had heavy rain tonight and don't cross the street by car or by foot if it is flooded. where will these go in the next hour? they're generally going to go off to the north and to the east. and this is going to hold together, the one that is going to go through hagerstown. the rest weaken a little bit as they cross i81. but because they're going to cross i81, some of our western suburbs will have kind of a wet commute tomorrow morning. just a residual moisture. satellite picture, radar combined, we'll go down to the gulf. this could be the next tropical system. not terribly well organized but it's hammering florida with rainfall. that's good. they've had a hard time getting rain on the west side of 75 and earn naples and now they're -- around naples and now they're getting it. the rest of florida has been getting good rain the rest of of the week. we'll move northward. the main focus is going to be this main frontal boundary.
it's a big storm too between hagerstown and martinsburg. this will produce incredible amounts of rain. so you already had heavy rain tonight and don't cross the street by car or by foot if it is flooded. where will these go in the next hour? they're generally going to go off to the north and to the east. and this is going to hold together, the one that is going to go through hagerstown. the rest weaken a little bit as they cross i81. but because they're going to cross i81, some of our western...
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>> reporter: it's all about the last big haul of material up to the international space station. the shut kl carry a huge pay lode so the four astronauts will take some 10,000 pounds of supplies, you have no get the space station through 2012 because when "atlantis" comes home, the shuttle program is over and then for a while we use soyuz and they have very small payloads so this is a big deal and the last chance, really, to restock that space station, scott. >> pelley: bob, thank you. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the final space shuttle launch tomorrow morning. when the shuttle flies its last mission, thousands of jobs will go with it. acquitted of murder charges, casey anthony will soon be out of jail. and grand theft picasso. caught on tape when the cbs news continues. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomac
>> reporter: it's all about the last big haul of material up to the international space station. the shut kl carry a huge pay lode so the four astronauts will take some 10,000 pounds of supplies, you have no get the space station through 2012 because when "atlantis" comes home, the shuttle program is over and then for a while we use soyuz and they have very small payloads so this is a big deal and the last chance, really, to restock that space station, scott. >> pelley:...
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top aides to the president say he's ready to support big reductions in medicare and some cuts to social security. >> what we need to do is to have a balanced approach where everything is on the table. >> in return, republican leaders appear to be open to closing some tax loopholes and ending some federal subsidies that benefit big companies. >> everything's on the table except raising taxes on the american people. >> reporter: today's debt talks come days after house speaker john boehner and president obama met secretly at the white house, hoping to get past political posturing. the two have talked regularly since their round last month. lawmakers have until july 22nd to strike a deal. that gives them enough time to pass the plan before august 2nd. that's the date when the federal government could go into default for the first time in history. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> some democrats though are concerned the president may be giving in too much to republican demands. >>> anny hong is up next with the forecast. >> muggy and hot with the sun being out and we could
top aides to the president say he's ready to support big reductions in medicare and some cuts to social security. >> what we need to do is to have a balanced approach where everything is on the table. >> in return, republican leaders appear to be open to closing some tax loopholes and ending some federal subsidies that benefit big companies. >> everything's on the table except raising taxes on the american people. >> reporter: today's debt talks come days after house...
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project on some big metro escalators. the transit agency will replace three entrance escalators on the red line. the project will start in early 2014. right now metro is replacing three escalators. escalators at dupont will also eventually be replaced. the county and vdot will be spending $6 million to expand four parts of the road from sterling boulevard and route 50 on route 28. >>> 6:37 is your time right now. jessica doyle watching your money. >> she is watching the things we love to complain about. >> complaining feels good. it's like getting poison out. >> reporter: consumers have a lot to complain about. consumers say shopping for cars or auto repairs leads to false advertising or faulty auto repairs. number two, the debt and credit card industry. consumers complain of harassing debt collectors, fraudulent mortgages, and excessive fees. we have home improvement and retail sales number three. they complain the construction companies will not finish the jobs, and when they did, it was not done correctly. retail sales
project on some big metro escalators. the transit agency will replace three entrance escalators on the red line. the project will start in early 2014. right now metro is replacing three escalators. escalators at dupont will also eventually be replaced. the county and vdot will be spending $6 million to expand four parts of the road from sterling boulevard and route 50 on route 28. >>> 6:37 is your time right now. jessica doyle watching your money. >> she is watching the things we...
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we've got some big storms brewing for today. here's a look at your day planner. by noon, scattered showers and storms are possible. temperatures around 84 degrees. 5:00, mid-80s. yes, we'll definitely be seeing storms and showers this afternoon and early evening hours. our flood advisory, we have a flood watch in effect for flash flooding. this is for the entire d.c. metro area. it starts at noon and goes until late tonight. highs today, not that hot around mid-80s for d.c. because of the mostly cloudy conditions expected. 80 in martinsburg. 84 degrees in frederick. here is a look at your seven- day forecast. so, stormy conditions today. the critical period, 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. you can go home early from work to beat that, i would do that. saturday morning, a chance for some morning showers. otherwise becoming partly cloudy. highs in the upper 80s. sunday, lower 90s then on monday, another system comes on through bringing more showers and storms. we're heating up near mid-90s. here is angie with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. right now, we're
we've got some big storms brewing for today. here's a look at your day planner. by noon, scattered showers and storms are possible. temperatures around 84 degrees. 5:00, mid-80s. yes, we'll definitely be seeing storms and showers this afternoon and early evening hours. our flood advisory, we have a flood watch in effect for flash flooding. this is for the entire d.c. metro area. it starts at noon and goes until late tonight. highs today, not that hot around mid-80s for d.c. because of the...
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. >> i think there's still time to get something big done. the president made it clear he wants to do something substantial. you know, when you look at in the past with agreements for divided government, it takes leadership on both sides. >> they are talking about cutting spending over the next 10 years, adding $6 trillion to the debt. the real deal to get us in balance would be an amendment to the constitution. without that, we will just talk to each other and run america in the ground. >> the plan for the balanced- budget amendment is expected to pass the house tomorrow but expected to fail in the senate. >>> a man accused of swapping identities in order to escape the u.s. marshals is due in court today. james brewer is accused killer. he reportedly switched i.d. bracelets with another prisoner at the holding facility in the dc superior court. the swap allowed him to walk away. he is accused of killing an elderly man last month. >>> an ocean city police officer is recovering after he was run over and drug by a car driven bay suspected drug
. >> i think there's still time to get something big done. the president made it clear he wants to do something substantial. you know, when you look at in the past with agreements for divided government, it takes leadership on both sides. >> they are talking about cutting spending over the next 10 years, adding $6 trillion to the debt. the real deal to get us in balance would be an amendment to the constitution. without that, we will just talk to each other and run america in the...
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the big crowd. it's -- i don't know, i just play my best tennis. >> she sure won. moving day at the at&t national, rickie fouler made a serious move with a seriously looking outfit. five under front nine, including birdies on three of the first holes. tied for the lead with nick. >> the dc united making some big roster moves this week, hoping to give this team a little extra push. the guy getting all the buzz this week was duane. a two-time mls cup mvp winner. he was able to make his dc united debut tonight. 44th minute. he gets his first assist with the black and red, setting up josh wolfe. 58th minute, game tied at 1. puts the black and red ahead again on the rush. an absolute laser. 84th minute, dc united trying to close out the win, but carlos says i don't think so. dc united and the philadelphia union draw 2-2. >>> the maryland terrapins are being punished by the ncaa for practicing one too many hours last fall. the internships practiced 21 1/4 hours per week. the ncaa only allows 20 hours. the
the big crowd. it's -- i don't know, i just play my best tennis. >> she sure won. moving day at the at&t national, rickie fouler made a serious move with a seriously looking outfit. five under front nine, including birdies on three of the first holes. tied for the lead with nick. >> the dc united making some big roster moves this week, hoping to give this team a little extra push. the guy getting all the buzz this week was duane. a two-time mls cup mvp winner. he was able to...
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big hail, and a lot of trees down. g.w. parkway got hit hard, and thankfully this morning, it's all gone. 60s in the mountains, low to mid-70s around here right now. temperature officially at 74. skies are cloudy this morning with a south westerly wind at 6 miles an hour. a muggy morning with the dew points in the upper 60s. clusters of storms through the front of the ohio valley. headed into the tennessee valley later on and into here. showers and storms to the northwest. we can in the rule this out later this afternoon. slides to the south, mainly to the south of washington. we may see a few to annapolis or washington. we will slide this south and east of us. by 9:00, it's pushing away from us. far better shape. tuesday and wednesday looking good. the next 3 days, temperatures today in the lower 90s. again, a few storms in virginia opposed to maryland. upper 610s to -- 60s and lower 70s. stray storm mainly in the mountains. thursday and friday, back in the 90s. not much of a change for the weekend. low 90s with the isolat
big hail, and a lot of trees down. g.w. parkway got hit hard, and thankfully this morning, it's all gone. 60s in the mountains, low to mid-70s around here right now. temperature officially at 74. skies are cloudy this morning with a south westerly wind at 6 miles an hour. a muggy morning with the dew points in the upper 60s. clusters of storms through the front of the ohio valley. headed into the tennessee valley later on and into here. showers and storms to the northwest. we can in the rule...
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. >> reporter: nasa quickly cleared what essentially tbawlsz alarm and the big clock rolled once again. >> main engine start. >> reporter: despite lingering concerns about potential rain and lightning -- >> liftoff, the final liftoff of "atlantis." >> -- "atlantis" roared. >> the space shuttle spreads its wings one final time for the start of a sentimental journey into history. >> reporter: the shuttle carried 10,000 of pounds of equipment and supplies to the space station, enough to last through 2012. >> "atlantis" go at throttle up. >> reporter: a camera on the external fuel tank focused closely on the heat shield on the belly of the orbiter. a preliminary analysis revealed no worries, no indications that the vulnerable insulating tile suffered any debris damage on launch. for nasa, this was a textbook start for the end, because when "atlantis" comes home, the 30-year shuttle program will be shut down, a sobering reality that tempered today's celebration. of course, there is still plenty of work to do on this mission, and nasa will stay focused, be assured of, that until "atlantis" r
. >> reporter: nasa quickly cleared what essentially tbawlsz alarm and the big clock rolled once again. >> main engine start. >> reporter: despite lingering concerns about potential rain and lightning -- >> liftoff, the final liftoff of "atlantis." >> -- "atlantis" roared. >> the space shuttle spreads its wings one final time for the start of a sentimental journey into history. >> reporter: the shuttle carried 10,000 of pounds of...
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obviously a big police and fire rescue presence out there. we're being told obviously they're taking away lanes as needed. asking drivers to avoid this part of u street near 13th. no telling how long they plan to be out there. let's move it over to our maps and show you how other parts of the region are shaping up. we begin in virginia and take a look at 66. eastbound travel is moving smoothly. we are seeing a little bit of that volume around 234. over to the maps again and this time, we'll shift our focus to 95. for those of you making the northbound trip, looking good at it, continuing on to fairfax all the way up to the mixing bowl on to 395 heading northbound. on the outer loop, travel times in maryland from 95 to 27 0, still in the green look at about 10 minutes from 95 to 270. southbound 95, no problems to report at this time to the capital beltway. d.c. 295, unlike yesterday morning at this time, we're moving to the 11th street bridge. still ahead, the very latest on the fire activity on u street. i'll have that coming up. mike, around
obviously a big police and fire rescue presence out there. we're being told obviously they're taking away lanes as needed. asking drivers to avoid this part of u street near 13th. no telling how long they plan to be out there. let's move it over to our maps and show you how other parts of the region are shaping up. we begin in virginia and take a look at 66. eastbound travel is moving smoothly. we are seeing a little bit of that volume around 234. over to the maps again and this time, we'll...
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pretty big battle here. the world's laenget online retailer is fighting efforts to force it to collect sales tax from its customers the way other stores do. >> california claims it's losing more than a billion dollars to uncollected taxes from internet sellers, and we're going to look at this fierce fight, which is happening in several states. find out if it means that you'll soon be paying taxes on your online purchases. >>> first, though, betty ngyuen is at the newsdesk with another look at our top headlines. >> good morning, guys. good moerning to you. america's longest running manned space program ended this morning. >> landing here, down and locked. >> the shuttle "atlantis" touched down early this morning at florida's kennedy space center. it is the final landing for the shuttle program, which began 30 years ago. and after touchdown, the four "atlantis" astronauts walked off the space shuttle for their last time and shook hands with nasa officials. >>> in other news, media baron rupert murdoch is home
pretty big battle here. the world's laenget online retailer is fighting efforts to force it to collect sales tax from its customers the way other stores do. >> california claims it's losing more than a billion dollars to uncollected taxes from internet sellers, and we're going to look at this fierce fight, which is happening in several states. find out if it means that you'll soon be paying taxes on your online purchases. >>> first, though, betty ngyuen is at the newsdesk with...
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they drew big crowds of well wishers, later this week wrap up their 11-day tour in southern california. >>>ase stock markets picked up today where they left on friday with solid gains. the nikkei was up almost 1%, hong kong's hang seng rose almost 1.5%. this week wall street's closed for the holiday. they'll get an update on how america's factories are doing. >>> americans celebrate independence day in lots of different ways. one of the many for families is a trip to a nearby state park. several states have budget problems these days and money for parks is often among the first things cut. kendis gibson reports. >> reporter: for the past decade brian, julianne and their kids have been coming to mcgrath beach but this may be their last trip here. it is set to close in november. do you feel you're losing a family member? >> we do. i feel safe here. it's great for families. >> reporter: amid the pristine beauty of california's state parks there is an ugly reality, finances. they've seen their budgets cut by 43% since 2003 and cash-strapped california is shutting down 70 of its 278 state p
they drew big crowds of well wishers, later this week wrap up their 11-day tour in southern california. >>>ase stock markets picked up today where they left on friday with solid gains. the nikkei was up almost 1%, hong kong's hang seng rose almost 1.5%. this week wall street's closed for the holiday. they'll get an update on how america's factories are doing. >>> americans celebrate independence day in lots of different ways. one of the many for families is a trip to a nearby...
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. >>> a big federal contractor may be house hunting. bechtel says it is considering moving its offices out of frederick to another location in the washington area. the frederick news post reports the san francisco-based company told its 2,000 workers on thursday that leases on the frederick offices are up for renewal. the company has coordinated many international projects including nuclear reactors and $2.3 billion in construction contracts in iraq. so, you know, you can imagine a lot of areas are going to start bidding on those. >> yeah. >> they're going to try to get a better deal on the current lease. >> the thought had occurred. could be a little bit of a negotiation tactic. >> you would think leases are lower than in the washington area. interesting. >> we'll see if they can get a deal somewhere else. >> metro says its trains are meeting all of the agency's on- time goals now. >> a closer look at the numbers is revealing something else. >> olga breese is in for howard bernstein with our forecast today. we could use a little breeze
. >>> a big federal contractor may be house hunting. bechtel says it is considering moving its offices out of frederick to another location in the washington area. the frederick news post reports the san francisco-based company told its 2,000 workers on thursday that leases on the frederick offices are up for renewal. the company has coordinated many international projects including nuclear reactors and $2.3 billion in construction contracts in iraq. so, you know, you can imagine a lot...
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and it is a debate about jobs and it is a debate about our economy and frankly it is also a big debate about the future of our country. you know, until recently the president was demanding that the congress increase the debt limit with no strings attached. as a matter of fact, the treasury secretary sent me a letter two days after we were sworn in in january demanding we give him a clean increase in the debt limit. i immediately responded and told the treasury secretary that the american people would not tolerate a clean increase in the debt ceiling unless there were serious spending cuts attached and real reforms to the way we spent the american people's money. i went to new york city in may, gave a speech to the new york economic club where i outlined the challenges we were facing and i made it clear that we would not increase the debt limit without cuts that exceeded that increase in the debt limit. that there would be no new taxes and there would be serious spending reforms put in place. it is time to get serious. and i'm confident that the bipartisan leaders here in the congress c
and it is a debate about jobs and it is a debate about our economy and frankly it is also a big debate about the future of our country. you know, until recently the president was demanding that the congress increase the debt limit with no strings attached. as a matter of fact, the treasury secretary sent me a letter two days after we were sworn in in january demanding we give him a clean increase in the debt limit. i immediately responded and told the treasury secretary that the american people...
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. >> the president said he prefers a big package. we all do and i hope that there will be some kind of break-through. >> reporter: and u.s. treasury officials are now considering their options just in case congress does not make that august 2nd deadline, and the u.s. defaults on its loans for the very first time. betty? >> tara mergener in washington, thank you, tara. >>> the tsa issued a new terror warning about something called body packing. the government says terrorists may be shifting tactics to evade airport securing by sewing inside a suicide attacker's body. sandra hughes has details. >> reporter: the transportation security administration confirms al qaeda operatives in yemen want to implant a bomb inside operatives. >> we have passed it to our foreign partners and the u.s. carriers. >> reporter: the tsa alerted airlines worldwide and is beefing up security for international flights headed to the u.s. a law enforcement source tells cbs news officials have not uncovered an actual plot, information al qaeda recently expressed
. >> the president said he prefers a big package. we all do and i hope that there will be some kind of break-through. >> reporter: and u.s. treasury officials are now considering their options just in case congress does not make that august 2nd deadline, and the u.s. defaults on its loans for the very first time. betty? >> tara mergener in washington, thank you, tara. >>> the tsa issued a new terror warning about something called body packing. the government says...
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no big deals as you head over to 270. here is the sun glare at colesville road. 270, where you've got the slowdowns basically from montgomery village avenue to 370. all of the lanes are open. now, let's take a look at the travel times. 66, just the slow traffic. >> in ply next report, tale take a look at the big issues. >> this morning, the top movie in america, it is trand formers earning $116 million. worldwide it hauled in more than $400 million. >> whoa! >> cars 2 was number two. bad teacher fell to number three. >> in just a few hours, the official countdown to the final shuttle mission begins at the kennedy space center in florida. >> where three days and about five hours away from the launch of atlantis. >> the four person crew arrived at the space center monday. they'll take atlantis on a 12- day mission to the international space station. the crew will bring supplies and spare parts to the station. astronauts will spend the next few days training and spending time with family before friday's launch. >>> our krist
no big deals as you head over to 270. here is the sun glare at colesville road. 270, where you've got the slowdowns basically from montgomery village avenue to 370. all of the lanes are open. now, let's take a look at the travel times. 66, just the slow traffic. >> in ply next report, tale take a look at the big issues. >> this morning, the top movie in america, it is trand formers earning $116 million. worldwide it hauled in more than $400 million. >> whoa! >> cars 2...
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. >> essentially, a big hardware box, the size of a washing machine that will fly on the shuttle and dock on the international space station. its purpose is to service future satellites. >> starting on friday, i will have my team in here so i will be pinning my team 55 minutes into the flight, does everything look good? >> all eyes are on the final mission with goddard and a special role. >> i think i can't believe this is the final space shuttle mission. it is emotional to think this is a magical piece of hardware, amazing engineering feat. we are going to lose it. >> this friday's launch into orbit will be the 135th blastoff and shuttle's last mission. >> it will be sad to see it all end. >> the shuttle has cleared the tower. >> at goddard spaceflight center, surae chinn, 9news now. >>> our kristin fisher is heading to the kennedy space center. she'll have live reports later this week as we get closer to the launch of atlantis. if all goes to plan, liftoff is scheduled for 11:26 friday morning. >>> still to come when the news continues, new details suggest that exxon mobil was lyin
. >> essentially, a big hardware box, the size of a washing machine that will fly on the shuttle and dock on the international space station. its purpose is to service future satellites. >> starting on friday, i will have my team in here so i will be pinning my team 55 minutes into the flight, does everything look good? >> all eyes are on the final mission with goddard and a special role. >> i think i can't believe this is the final space shuttle mission. it is emotional...
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you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> lawyers are pressing prosecutors to drop sexual assault charges against dominique straus-khan. prosecutors are considering whether they can go forward after finding his accuser lied to them. defense lawyers called a meeting with the prosecution today "productive." >>> the army psychiatrist charged in the deadly fort hood rampage will face the death penalty. this after the base commander determined that major nidal malik hasan will be saying it was more costly and time consuming. >>> james bulger pled not guilty to 19 murder counts. that plea in a boston federal court came 16 years after bulger fled the city when a federal agent warned him that there was an upcoming in
you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> lawyers are pressing prosecutors to drop sexual assault charges against...
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we have big storms possible this afternoon. this morning, mostly cloudy. not worried about the storms. 80 degrees by 8:00. noon, 84. maybe some scattered showers and storms by then. by 4:00, oh, yeah, that's when we're talking about storms being strong if not severe. that continues through this evening. temperatures only topping out in the mid-80s. here's angie with oh my goff. good morning, angie. >> good morning, anny. oh my goff. it is finally friday! whew! if you can't wait to take a break from your boss, mike, one of this weekend's new movies could make you feel better. horrible -- horrible bosses opens today. jason bateman, charlie and -- they're played by kevin spacey, colin farrell and jennifer aniston. they suggest they kill each other's bosses. none of that over here. >>> if you're into documentaries, project nim may work for you. it is a story of the chimpanzee raised and nurtured like a human child in the '70s in an effort to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language. >>> kevin james stars in zookeeper. a group of zoo animals de
we have big storms possible this afternoon. this morning, mostly cloudy. not worried about the storms. 80 degrees by 8:00. noon, 84. maybe some scattered showers and storms by then. by 4:00, oh, yeah, that's when we're talking about storms being strong if not severe. that continues through this evening. temperatures only topping out in the mid-80s. here's angie with oh my goff. good morning, angie. >> good morning, anny. oh my goff. it is finally friday! whew! if you can't wait to take a...
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that's the big difference. the american people expect us to bring this spending down to reasonable levels before they're asked to pay more taxes. >> jeffrey.... >> schieffer: before he.... >> i just want to say this, bob. jeffrey, you have to acknowledge that part of our deficit problem was the huge bush tax cuts in the early part of the decade. that accounted by what was handed off to the new administration of over a trillion dollars of annual deficit. that accounted for almost half of it. if you're going to be real about the numbers, you're going to have to address these kinds of things. >> that's not accurate, bill. the revenue went up every single year after those tax cuts were put in. the revenue is down now because of the low economy. you're right about that. i would agree. so the question is do we... it's not because taxes have been cut in recent years. it's because people are not making money. they're not paying as much taxes. so increasing taxes on that weakened economy is not the way to increase reven
that's the big difference. the american people expect us to bring this spending down to reasonable levels before they're asked to pay more taxes. >> jeffrey.... >> schieffer: before he.... >> i just want to say this, bob. jeffrey, you have to acknowledge that part of our deficit problem was the huge bush tax cuts in the early part of the decade. that accounted by what was handed off to the new administration of over a trillion dollars of annual deficit. that accounted for...
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coming up, a look at the big picture at 6:58. back to you guys. >> the top album downloads on itunes, beyonce's new album is number one in the u.k. and ireland. over on the r & b charts, jill scott's new release, the light of sun. and on the country charts, jason with number one with my kind of party. >> in just a few hours, jury selection begins here in washington in the federal case against roger clemens. >> the baseball legend is accused of lying to congress. he testified three years ago saying he did not use steroids. >> but former teammates and a former trainer say otherwise. a judge ruled yesterday, testimony from some of the teammates may not be allowed. clemens' former trainer said he kept needles used to inject clemens with hgh. they'll be presented at the trial. >>> nasa is keeping an eye on the clock and an eye on the forecast for the final launch of the space shuttle "atlantis." nasa weather forecasters say there is a 60% chance of rain or thunderstorms which could scrub friday's launch. however, they say the weather
coming up, a look at the big picture at 6:58. back to you guys. >> the top album downloads on itunes, beyonce's new album is number one in the u.k. and ireland. over on the r & b charts, jill scott's new release, the light of sun. and on the country charts, jason with number one with my kind of party. >> in just a few hours, jury selection begins here in washington in the federal case against roger clemens. >> the baseball legend is accused of lying to congress. he...
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right now, no big issues to report. we get into your timesaver traffic report, halfway through the 5:00 hour, green light is on because we're moving all over the place. let's take a closer look inside the district as promised. we begin in georgetown. if you're making the right out of rosslyn crossing the key bridge via m street, everything obviously still very nice and quiet. also in northwest, move the shot over to georgia avenue and irving street. everything out here remains incident free. in southeast, same situation on maryland avenue near h street and benning road. as far as your rails are concerned, trains, all of them, appear to be on time. great news there. still ahead, we're taking a look at the gw parkway in virginia. that's in my next traffic report at 5:39. now back to andrea and mike. >> from the gw parkway to the bw parkway, police are looking for the man who caused a shutdown on that span. >> this was scary. police say the man tapped on the back of a speed camera vehicle with a gun. the contractor inside
right now, no big issues to report. we get into your timesaver traffic report, halfway through the 5:00 hour, green light is on because we're moving all over the place. let's take a closer look inside the district as promised. we begin in georgetown. if you're making the right out of rosslyn crossing the key bridge via m street, everything obviously still very nice and quiet. also in northwest, move the shot over to georgia avenue and irving street. everything out here remains incident free. in...
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kind of settling down over us like a big, wet, soggy blanket. i'm talking humidity, and it's only going to get worst. anny hong with more on yet another heat alert. >> derek, tomorrow is the kind of day you just want to stay inside if you can or definitely get a lot of breaks if you're outside. it's going to be a very hot day. even record breaking heat is on store for your friday. here is a look at the heat alert. we have heat advisories in effect for tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m. it goes until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. basically all of the areas shaded in orange. heat index 105-109. so it's going to feel very, very uncomfortable. the right now temperatures in the mid 80s in downtown. 84 in manassas. 84 in leesburg. fredericks cooling down to 75 because of the showers that went through. washington right now at 92 degrees. manassas 92. fredericksburg 94. so it's feeling like very humid out there. mid to upper 90s. live doppler right now we see some showers to the north of us. also saw some severe storms out towards the eastern shore. but right now we
kind of settling down over us like a big, wet, soggy blanket. i'm talking humidity, and it's only going to get worst. anny hong with more on yet another heat alert. >> derek, tomorrow is the kind of day you just want to stay inside if you can or definitely get a lot of breaks if you're outside. it's going to be a very hot day. even record breaking heat is on store for your friday. here is a look at the heat alert. we have heat advisories in effect for tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m. it...
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by 9:00, that's when we are getting ready for the big fireworks show tonight. right now this model is saying showers out to the west. leesburg, manassas, maybe some thunderstorms as well in the mountains and then through manassas as well, as late as 11:00 tonight, culpeper too possibly could still see storms as well. overnight, the severe threat diminishing, but we could see some showers and storms to the south of us and stray ones tomorrow once again. tonight mostly cloudy and mild. showers and storms heavy and severe to the south. lows 66 to 74 degrees. around town, near mid 70s, but 69 in leesburg. 65 in frederick. here's a quick look at your seven-day forecast. temperature wise, around seasonal. we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms. this frontal system flirting with us and i think for tonight, you hear thunder and lightning. it could be dangerous. >> it's going to be touch and go for some fireworks. >> all right annie, thanks very much. >> brett is talking about old school stuff. >> did you jump rope? >> absolutely. >> i jumped rope in gym class.
by 9:00, that's when we are getting ready for the big fireworks show tonight. right now this model is saying showers out to the west. leesburg, manassas, maybe some thunderstorms as well in the mountains and then through manassas as well, as late as 11:00 tonight, culpeper too possibly could still see storms as well. overnight, the severe threat diminishing, but we could see some showers and storms to the south of us and stray ones tomorrow once again. tonight mostly cloudy and mild. showers...
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he came all the way there big d, dallas, texas. what a delight to have you as my guest. >> thank you for having me. >> this is going to be a special convention that starts august 3rd at the gaylord convention center, celebrating 70 years of greatness. >> yes. >> what's going to take place? >> back in 1941 on july 19th, the first class started at us the -- at tuskeegee. we will have a documentary, "for love of victory," then youth day at the convention center. there will be a youth luncheon. we're not going to sit the youth down for lunch. we'ring to let them wander through an exhibit area. we're going to have people they can interact with, because one of our big purposes with youth is giving them an opportunity to think about careers in aviation and aerospace. >> and focusing on science. and that's what the nonprofit part of tuskegee airmen, incorporated, does, trying to get them focused on science and aviation. >> our purpose is to preserve the heritage of the original airmen, because too few people know about their many accomplis
he came all the way there big d, dallas, texas. what a delight to have you as my guest. >> thank you for having me. >> this is going to be a special convention that starts august 3rd at the gaylord convention center, celebrating 70 years of greatness. >> yes. >> what's going to take place? >> back in 1941 on july 19th, the first class started at us the -- at tuskeegee. we will have a documentary, "for love of victory," then youth day at the convention...
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on interstate 66 where an accident is causing some big problems this rush hour. the westbound lanes are shut down now because of a tractor trailer accident. the cab of the vehicle became separated from its load near oakton, virginia, the truck that was hauling hay caught on fire. the westbound lanes of 66 were backed up for several hours while firefighters sprayed down the hay. the driver of the truck was not hurt. now westbound traffic is being diverted on to route 123 this evening. >> they have been without power now for nearly two days. coming up, the rare step they have to take to get the power back on for folks in north arlington. anny. >> and we're looking at some really nice conditions tonight. here's a look at doppler radar where we have a few storms. we'll talk about the increase in humidity coming up a little later. >>> over international monetary fund chief domonique strauss- kahn may be trouble for now, but his legal troubles are far from over. filed a former complaint of attempted rape against strauss- kahn today in paris. claims he tried to sexually
on interstate 66 where an accident is causing some big problems this rush hour. the westbound lanes are shut down now because of a tractor trailer accident. the cab of the vehicle became separated from its load near oakton, virginia, the truck that was hauling hay caught on fire. the westbound lanes of 66 were backed up for several hours while firefighters sprayed down the hay. the driver of the truck was not hurt. now westbound traffic is being diverted on to route 123 this evening. >>...
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big time rain. now, we'll back the radar back out a little bit. kind. widen it out. we'll show you where all of this is going to go in the next hour. it will push across east. it will hold together. it will stay pretty intense in terms of rainfall rates but it should be almost east of the bay or at least to the day within the next hour. so, that is good news. so, maybe the best advice is to wait to come home and come home late. thunderstorms safety, secure loose objects, lower the deck or patio umbrella and stay away from windows. temperatures because it has been raining, are rain-cooled. 75 downtown. 27 in gaithersburg. 75 in manassas. the outside story, severe weather still possible. especially east of town. watch goes until 9:00. flood watch until midnight. storms will be ending well before midnight. don't cross flooded streets. for tonight, showers and thunderstorms. some heavy. some severe early. everything tapering off before midnight. lows 56 to about 72. next seven days. we're actually setting the stage for a pretty nice weekend. maybe some residual clouds ea
big time rain. now, we'll back the radar back out a little bit. kind. widen it out. we'll show you where all of this is going to go in the next hour. it will push across east. it will hold together. it will stay pretty intense in terms of rainfall rates but it should be almost east of the bay or at least to the day within the next hour. so, that is good news. so, maybe the best advice is to wait to come home and come home late. thunderstorms safety, secure loose objects, lower the deck or patio...
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. >>> detroit's big three automakers and the united auto workers union have kicked off a new contract this month. the current national uaw contract expires september 14th. labor costs have been dramatically cut in recent years, and the uaw rank and file are talking tough about winning back concessions. >>> microsoft has struck a deal to provide english language internet searches in china. microsoft will team with china's largest chinese language search engine. a year and a half ago, google pulled out of china, partly over censorship concerns. china has the world's largest population of internet users, more than 450 million people. >>> and, betty, a hard-to-imagine treasure trove in southern india. the valuables were stored at secret vaults in a 16th century hindu temple with very little security for 150 years. and inventory was finally taken. there are stacks of gold statues studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. the unofficial estimate puts the value at $22 billion. but they are still counting. and, betty, that is a lot of bling. >> $22 billion with a "b"? >> yeah, that's a lot.
. >>> detroit's big three automakers and the united auto workers union have kicked off a new contract this month. the current national uaw contract expires september 14th. labor costs have been dramatically cut in recent years, and the uaw rank and file are talking tough about winning back concessions. >>> microsoft has struck a deal to provide english language internet searches in china. microsoft will team with china's largest chinese language search engine. a year and a...
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the goal here is to bring more big budget productions to the district. one of our problems is they give away hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks. but the district incentives program is currently unfunded. but they don't have the nation's capitol! they don't have the white house! >> they try to use detroit but somehow or another, it doesn't work all the time. >> it doesn't look the same. >> more movies here. that would be fun. thanks, jess. >> what do you think the federal government is doing to try to make sure workers stay protected when it is hot. >> we'll tell you about that. >> we'll talk to the assistant secretary of osha. >> time now for united airlines travel forecast. it is a steamy one out there. 79 with calm winds at dulles. visibility is 5 miles. haze hanging out this morning. the heat is on across much of the eastern and northeastern half of the country. pittsburgh and columbus, 96. detroit, maybe storms around 100. chicago, chance of storms. 97 degrees. we'll go west and denver, again a chance for storms. they've had storms almost
the goal here is to bring more big budget productions to the district. one of our problems is they give away hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks. but the district incentives program is currently unfunded. but they don't have the nation's capitol! they don't have the white house! >> they try to use detroit but somehow or another, it doesn't work all the time. >> it doesn't look the same. >> more movies here. that would be fun. thanks, jess. >> what do you think...
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the big event j. lo just attended without marc. >>> ashton models his marriage from his past before he hits "two and a half men." >> i play carol brady. >> her forgotten commercial, her meager beginnings before "glee." >> what are you talking about? what happened to her? >> matt damon's back story. his julia roberts past. >> then -- >> johnny depp before his pirate blockbuster. >> my biggest dream was to land a record deal. >> his
the big event j. lo just attended without marc. >>> ashton models his marriage from his past before he hits "two and a half men." >> i play carol brady. >> her forgotten commercial, her meager beginnings before "glee." >> what are you talking about? what happened to her? >> matt damon's back story. his julia roberts past. >> then -- >> johnny depp before his pirate blockbuster. >> my biggest dream was to land a record deal....
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even a with a big bank account there is an end to it. that's pretty much what is happening. when i pressed the depletion question, he shrugged and said look, they recharge 5% a year with rainwater to read others claim texas portion of the aquifer is much less one tent for%. i get pumped down to 50% but not hurt anybody. we will never punted try and why would i? i live there. i've got about 100 million invested in my property. it's even got a golf course and flashed a quick grin. this is a forever supply of water. mesa will require the rights to sell between 200 to 320 acre-feet of water per year which is enough to supply 1 million to 1.5 million texans. the panhandle counties roberts, and ogletree that would take part in such a deal set over 81 million of the water. as pickens sees it, water is like any other resource. it's a commodity just like a wheel that should be prospect and sold for profit. i don't think you should cut people off from the water. everyone deserves a bite of the apple. it will provide us with a secure drought source for the future. in the summer of 2009
even a with a big bank account there is an end to it. that's pretty much what is happening. when i pressed the depletion question, he shrugged and said look, they recharge 5% a year with rainwater to read others claim texas portion of the aquifer is much less one tent for%. i get pumped down to 50% but not hurt anybody. we will never punted try and why would i? i live there. i've got about 100 million invested in my property. it's even got a golf course and flashed a quick grin. this is a...
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today though another big day for the irish. darren clark for eagle at the 7. sinks it to regain the lead. then on 18 with four putts to win. clark just misses the par putt but he is smiling of course because he knows it is all over. clark taps in for bogey to win his first major championship. >>> this evening as you know i'm following up with a little beverage this evening. >>> i'm sure he will get used to that as much as he can. he gets his name on it this year. american phil mickelson and dustin johnson finished tied for second at two under. thomas bjorn fourth. ricky fowler and two others at fifth. >>> nationals pitcher listed as day-to-day after twisting his right ankle this afternoon. the lefty limped off the field in the 3rd inning after colliding with the braves catcher brian mccann as he was coming in to score. threw a few warmup pitches but decided to leave the game. nats and atlanta taking on the braves. down 1 in the 6th. continuingis hot hitting. two-run homer. they couldn't hold on. in the 8th. solo shot to right. off tyler. then in the 9th. ryan
today though another big day for the irish. darren clark for eagle at the 7. sinks it to regain the lead. then on 18 with four putts to win. clark just misses the par putt but he is smiling of course because he knows it is all over. clark taps in for bogey to win his first major championship. >>> this evening as you know i'm following up with a little beverage this evening. >>> i'm sure he will get used to that as much as he can. he gets his name on it this year. american phil...
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president obama still wants to go big by raising the debt ceiling, cutting deficits by more than $4 trillion over the next ten years and increasing taxes on the wealthy. republicans want a constitutional amendment requiring a balancedded budget. >> the cut, cap and balance plan the house will vote on next week is a solid plan for moving forward. >> reporter: senate democrats say that plan will be dead on arrival. >> we don't need an amendment. we basically need to accept the responsibility to do this job and to lead. >> reporter: there are other ideas being floated around in washington but at this point no one knows if a deal will be possible by august 2nd or what it will look like. and that's got regular folks making their own plan. >> i think that it is a good wakeup call for people because we have taken the economy for granted for so long. i think more people will be conscientious in terms of running their households and running their businesses. >> reporter: that's probably some good advice. now, if only the people behind us could also run the business and get things squared awa
president obama still wants to go big by raising the debt ceiling, cutting deficits by more than $4 trillion over the next ten years and increasing taxes on the wealthy. republicans want a constitutional amendment requiring a balancedded budget. >> the cut, cap and balance plan the house will vote on next week is a solid plan for moving forward. >> reporter: senate democrats say that plan will be dead on arrival. >> we don't need an amendment. we basically need to accept the...
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but as it turns out the price was a big mistake. sears apologized. says they will not honor the discounted price. >> you've got to be kidding me? the ipad ii normally retails for about $750. >>> harry potter's final installment of the series earned $92 million on its opening day. that makes it the biggest premier of any film in history. box office trackers projecting the movie will also break the opening weekend record currently held by "the dark knight." >> that's it. it is over. can you believe it? >> finally comes to a close. >> we have got some hot, even dangerous weather headed our way? >> dangerous weather. heat index values through the middle and end of next week could hit the 100 teens in some locations. it will be intensely hot as we get to the end of the week but for the weekend. at least we will squeak out another beautiful day for tomorrow. in fact, the forecast overnight tonight is going to stay in the clear. we still have high pressure rolling. that's a good thing. we will keep it quiet as we go into the early morning hours. in fact the
but as it turns out the price was a big mistake. sears apologized. says they will not honor the discounted price. >> you've got to be kidding me? the ipad ii normally retails for about $750. >>> harry potter's final installment of the series earned $92 million on its opening day. that makes it the biggest premier of any film in history. box office trackers projecting the movie will also break the opening weekend record currently held by "the dark knight." >>...
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or, you're like, i'm in a big movie with j.j. abrams and steven spielberg an i'm not going to study, because that's how i would look at it. >> no. i still had to keep up with everything. this is probably -- i have a teacher that goes with me on set. >> jimmy: annoying. >> and i have to do all of the homework, all of the tests, all of the finals, everything. when i go back to class, i'll know everything my classmates know. >> jimmy: really? i would definitely use that to get out of some of this stuff. say i'm too scared of cooper right now to study. >> i can't do my math. >> jimmy: you did. do you know what your grades are? >> not yet. i felt like i did a really good job this year. >> jimmy: oh, you did? >> i felt really good about it. >> jimmy: do you get grounded if your grades are bad? do you get in trouble? >> well, i mean, i still have to keep up with my schoolwork. >> jimmy: or what happens? >> i don't know, because i've done pretty good. i haven't experienced it. >> jimmy: you don't know what. in the movie, you're driving a
or, you're like, i'm in a big movie with j.j. abrams and steven spielberg an i'm not going to study, because that's how i would look at it. >> no. i still had to keep up with everything. this is probably -- i have a teacher that goes with me on set. >> jimmy: annoying. >> and i have to do all of the homework, all of the tests, all of the finals, everything. when i go back to class, i'll know everything my classmates know. >> jimmy: really? i would definitely use that to...
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that big protective suit did its job. he had only minor injuries. police say the bomb in the car was detonated by someone who was probably near the scene watching that. >>> now to the philippines where a political argument got physical very physical, right in front of television cameras. take a look. >> that furious fighting woman is the mayor. the target of her anger is the court sheriff. she lashed out after he reportedly ignored her order to postpone the demolition of a shanty town until she arrived. she has since apologized and the incident is now under investigation. >>> on to london now, a new wimbledon men's champ celebrating on center court with that one right there. novak joke o vick beating rafael nadal. he came into the tournament as the second seed. he almost liked surprised there. he lost just one match all year long. >>> on to canada now, it's day four of prince william and his wife katherine's first official visit as a married couple. the royals attended a prayer service with the crew of a canadian ship, some anti- monarchy protesters
that big protective suit did its job. he had only minor injuries. police say the bomb in the car was detonated by someone who was probably near the scene watching that. >>> now to the philippines where a political argument got physical very physical, right in front of television cameras. take a look. >> that furious fighting woman is the mayor. the target of her anger is the court sheriff. she lashed out after he reportedly ignored her order to postpone the demolition of a shanty...
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he has a big challenge for -- this is a big challenge for speaker boehner and the republicans said they wanted to cut trillions of dollars and the president said he wanted to cut zero dollars and now they're meeting somewhere in the middle. they've changed the narrative, they have changed the conversation in washington and they have gotten obama off of that clean debt cut ceiling. >> after 2010, that's changed so much. also this coming week, we look at the reid mcconnell option. how does that look right now? that seems to be on the front bunner. >> it's interesting, i mean senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader has put forward a plan to basically give the president the responsibility and the power to raise the debt ceiling. and that's interesting, it's gotten a lot of conservatives in the house really upset and it's going to be tricky because the conservatives in the house don't really want to give the president anymore power. they see the president as not wanting to cut spending, they're going to do some cuts, they're going to attach some cuts in this thing and they're going to
he has a big challenge for -- this is a big challenge for speaker boehner and the republicans said they wanted to cut trillions of dollars and the president said he wanted to cut zero dollars and now they're meeting somewhere in the middle. they've changed the narrative, they have changed the conversation in washington and they have gotten obama off of that clean debt cut ceiling. >> after 2010, that's changed so much. also this coming week, we look at the reid mcconnell option. how does...
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you've got to give a big assist to the melon of chipper jones. ugly. most insanely blatant handball from the women's world cup. she doesn't just touch the ball with her hand she gropes it and holds it for 4 seconds then drops it like nothing ever happened. and the kicker is the ref never called it. he was busy doing a puzzle or something like that. that's the most blatant handball in soccer history. >>> incensed after getting tossed by the first base umpire he not only takes first base out of the ground he takes a sharpy, autographs it and gives it to that lady in the front row before heading to the lockerroom. thank you, thank you very much and good night. if you're going to get tossed from a game do it with style and i think -- >> how do you find these things? >> we have a staff of dozens or a guy named tom. >> go, tom. >> coming up next at 6 p.m. >>> he wrecked his motorcycle in these woods and wasn't found for 24 hours. i'm peggy fox. how he was finally rescued. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice
you've got to give a big assist to the melon of chipper jones. ugly. most insanely blatant handball from the women's world cup. she doesn't just touch the ball with her hand she gropes it and holds it for 4 seconds then drops it like nothing ever happened. and the kicker is the ref never called it. he was busy doing a puzzle or something like that. that's the most blatant handball in soccer history. >>> incensed after getting tossed by the first base umpire he not only takes first base...
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rameesh bought his family from new york city. >> big fans! all three girls play. >> reporter: they showed strategy and determination. >> this is girl power. >> definitely. >> reporter: it wasn't enough to take home the
rameesh bought his family from new york city. >> big fans! all three girls play. >> reporter: they showed strategy and determination. >> this is girl power. >> definitely. >> reporter: it wasn't enough to take home the